Though the process of finding a successor to Bharathiar University vice-chancellor C Swaminathan, whose tenure ends this August, has just begun, back room maneuvers have already begun among academicians in the region to win this coveted post.
While a sizable section of teachers in the university and affiliated colleges have started campaigning for senior syndicate member N Chenthamarai, those close to Swaminathan have begun efforts to reinstate him for a second term. Though Swaminathan was appointed by the erstwhile DMK government, he is reportedly close to the present higher education minister, reason enough to hope for a second term.
While a sizable section of teachers in the university and affiliated colleges have started campaigning for senior syndicate member N Chenthamarai, those close to Swaminathan have begun efforts to reinstate him for a second term. Though Swaminathan was appointed by the erstwhile DMK government, he is reportedly close to the present higher education minister, reason enough to hope for a second term.
Sources close to the vice-chancellor have confirmed that he was mending fences with the AIADMK government. "If God permits.....,'' was the response of Swaminathan when asked about the possibility of one more term for him. The risk factor here is the ultimate choice of chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who seldom reinstates nominees of the previous DMK government.
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